Doris Hovater Yarbrough, 88, Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Visitation will be Friday, March 6, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee. The service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel with Wade Turberville officiating. Interment will be in Harris Chapel Cemetery, Cherokee.
She was a homemaker and a member of Cherokee First Baptist Church. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Yarbrough; parents, Dewey and Maggie Hovater; sister, Sue Nelson.
Doris is survived by her children, Jenny Borden (Greg) and Mandy Franks (Howard); brothers, Travis Hovater (Cynthia); grandchildren, Trey Franks, Anna Franks, Drew Borden, Ethan Borden and Lane Franks; great-grandchildren, William, Miley and Maddy Farris, Taelyn and Tessa Borden.
Pallbearers are Trey Franks, Drew Borden, Ethan Borden, Lane Franks and William Farris.
